James McWhinnie b1761

[Tineke]

Can anyone help to find the death date of James McWhinnie  b 1761  Tarbolton     James was a shoemaker .I don’t know if he died in Tarbolton or had moved before he died   Many thanksnTineke

[CaroleW]

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk is the site to use for this type of information

[RJ_Paton]

If he died before Civil Registration began in 1855 the Burial records in parts of Ayrshire are pretty poor ( Tarbolton's known parish records show deaths/burials from 1783-1785 and then 1829-1848 )

Checking the Ayrshire Burials index shows only 2 James McWhinnie's buried before 1855 one a weaver the other a "seafaring man"

[ColC]

Death records on SP in Ayrshire are very limited, Tarbolton only has parish records 1783-1785 &
1829-1848.
There are no McWhinnie deaths. There are a few baptisms after 1778 but no James 1761 in Tarbolton

The only birth and death of a James in the county but probably not the one you are seeking.
MCWHINNIE   JAMES   JAMES MCWHINNIE/AGNES DOWNIE    Baptised 18/10/1761   Ayr

MCWHINNIE   JAMES   Died 19/08/1832   Ayr

One tree on Ancestry records James mother as Agnes Downie but that might be because of the lack of any other records.

Colin

[RJ_Paton]

Unfortunately you may need to widen your search outside of Ayrshire but this is a good example of different sources producing different results

Scotlands people - 78 McWhinnies's  rising to 85 if M*Whin* is used
- both lists only contain a total of  3 x James

Ayrshire Burials index - 98 x McWhinnie + 2 McWhinie  containing 4x James (3 adults and 1 child)

3 James McWhinnies are buried in Newton Green Burial ground in Ayr

Sadly none of the individuals identified match your age/date of birth and none of them in Tarbolton although given the poor state of the records there  that is no guarantee that it didnt happen there

[ColC]

It should be noted that Tarbolton Parish Church was not built until 1821, so the baptism in Ayr might be worth a look.

Colin

[RJ_Paton]

It should be noted that Tarbolton Parish Church was not built until 1821, so the baptism in Ayr might be worth a look.

Colin

That is only the "current" building - there was a church there from Medieval times 
https://canmore.org.uk/site/42728/tarbolton-cunningham-street-tarbolton-parish-church

But given the dates and the fact that Tarbolton birth records are fairly intact from 1730 to 1820 it may be wise to widen the birth search as well

[ColC]

I agree but after living there for a few years the close proximity to Ayr should not be ignored,

Colin

[Forfarian]

What evidence do you have for him being born in Tarbolton?